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Aggression are common among individuals with autism due to neurobiological disorder found in them. The aggressive behaviour may cause them to experience a challenging and difficult time in school. The purpose of this study is to reduce the level of aggressive behaviour occurred during the intervention process. This study employs a single subject ABA design to evaluate the baseline, intervention and without intervention phase that were conducted for 2 weeks. Baseline phase (A) involved observation and time recording of aggression for the subjects during MBG exercise that were conducted in group without any intervention taken place. Intervention phase (B) involved individual guidance and social reinforcement for the subject during MBG exercise. During the phase with no intervention, subjects were asked to perform MBG exercise with their peers in group without any individual guidance and social reinforcement from the teachers. Data were collected based on the frequency and duration of aggressive behaviours conducted by the subjects. The findings show that the subjects did not conduct any aggressive behaviour during the phase when no intervention is taken place. It demonstrates that individual guidance and social reinforcement from the teachers were very helpful in boosting students’ confidence in acquiring new lessons in school.
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To Cite this Article: Tahar, M. M., Yasin, M. H. M., Zainal, M. S., Abduh, B. binti, Mokhtar, U. K. M., & Kandasamy, P. (2022). The Implementation of Modified Brain Gym with Individual Guidance and Social Reinforcement to Reduce Aggression Teenager with Autism in Intervention Program. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 11(2), 103–114.
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